President Donald Trump swore in Howard Lutnick as his secretary of commerce at the White House Friday. Lutnick has voiced support for Trump’s tariff proposals, and said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in January that the U.S. "can use tariffs to create reciprocity."

President Donald Trump participated in a Ceremonial Swearing-In for the Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Friday. The president's critics fired back after an unrealistic claim about his approval rating.